Luka modric reveals in his autobiography that he could go to Chelsea and not to Real Madrid. In the excerpt published by The Guardian, Modric reveals that he met with Abramovich. Meet Roman abramovich on his yacht it was exciting ”, says Modric in his autobiography where he explains that“ when the 2010-11 Premier League season ended I was ready for my summer holidays but they didn't last long as my agents, Vlado Lemi and Davor Urkovi, they conveyed Chelsea's desire to sign me. It looked like I was moving to Stamford Bridge. I was open to the idea of moving ”.
This is how he lived his meeting with Abramovich. “Vanja and I took a private jet from Zadar to Cannes. A van with tinted windows took us to Nice. There the security of Roman abramovich. We got on a speedboat and were taken to the Chelsea owner's yacht. It was all very exciting. About 20 people welcomed us on the boat. It was fast and well organized. Just as we were settling into one of the luxury decks, Abramovich appeared. He was accompanied by his wife Dasha and their son. I was fascinated by the discreet disappearance of all the security officers just as he arrived. It was obvious that they were well trained, their timing was perfect, “he explains. Modric.
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”During our meeting on the Côte d'Azur, he left me the impression of being a relaxed and somewhat mysterious person. He didn't beat around the bush. We know that you are a quality player. I would like you to sign for Chelsea, ”Abramovich told him. “He had come to his yacht to talk, so it was obvious that he wanted the same thing,” acknowledges Modric.
Modric He explains that he thought about going to Chelsea because “my feeling was that it was time to move: I wanted to fight for trophies and win titles, and I felt that this would not happen if I stayed in Tottenham. I wanted to move to a more ambitious club ”. “Do you think Tottenham will resist your transfer? Will they resist? Abramovich asked. “I think the negotiations are going to be difficult,” Luka replied. Vanja like me we were impressed with the meeting, but deep down I knew that the Tottenham president, Daniel levy, I would not want to hear about it ”, clarifies.Lío at Tottenham.
Modric explains the hard times he lived in the Tottenham. “Before preseason the English journalists asked me if it was true that I wanted to leave. I was honest, and probably naive, when I said that I thought it was time to take a step forward in my career. I got to London before preseason training and went to speak to the president. There were no harsh words or insults as reported by the media, but the conversation was tense. He chided me for announcing publicly that I wanted to leave and repeated that Tottenham had no intention of selling at any price ”. “Redknapp He made me captain, but my head just wasn't there, ”he adds.
”I had a couple of meetings with Levy during that season. In January, he even came to my house and tried to convince me to extend my contract with Tottenham. It would have been my second renovation. Among other things, Levy told me that he would let me go for an offer from a great club like Real Madrid. I told him I would not sign anything. My main objective was to play well for Tottenham and prepare for Euro 2012, ”explains Modric.
Despite everything, Modric has a good relationship with Levy. “He was the one who took me to Tottenham, for a record rate in club history. That just showed how much he thought of me. However, I resented him because on a couple of occasions he had promised to let me go out to a bigger club and then he broke his promise. For me, the promise and the word of one are more important than anything else, ”said Modric.